Motion no: 8
Congress notes the increasing incidence of AI-generated deepfakes, manipulated imagery, fabricated audio, and other malicious digital content targeting teachers.
Congress further notes that, while recent legal developments have addressed certain forms of intimate image abuse, there is still a lack of clear, comprehensive national guidance for schools and employing authorities on how to respond to the wider range of AI-generated digital manipulation affecting staff.
Congress calls on the ICTU to campaign for:
1. The publication of data on incidents involving AI-generated and social media-based abuse of teachers;
2. The development and issue of clear guidance and protective frameworks to safeguard teachers from AI-generated harassment and malicious digital content; and
3. updated advice to employment authorities on how best to protect and support teachers who are the innocent targets of such degrading treatment.
Congress further calls on education employing authorities to:
Establish clear investigative procedures and proportionate consequences for those found responsible, including, where appropriate, removal to another educational establishment.
